, 1887-12-29

day" policy has been pursued, but
everything has been on IA scale in
keeping with the grand future pos
sibilities of the mines. The devel
Opment Of the property Is prOsecut-
ed with all possible vigor, with a
view to ascertaning the extent Of
ore and
ITS GREATEST WELDING CAPACITY,
so that with greater certainty q
mammoth plant can be built capable
of concentrating the product. The
present plant Is of 100 tons daily ca.
pacity, and nothing more can be
said Of Its success than that since
the Goth day OF August il has not
met with a single interruption, and
has made an average of 100 tons per
day.
The ore as taken from the mines,
concentrates four tons into one,
which then has a gross value Of
about 800, or a yield representing
$4,000 PER DAY.
In and about the mines aud mill, are
slopes, drifts and levels one Is
amazed at the mass OF glittering ga
lena.
Buring progress Of developments
great columns and blocks of clean
ore have been left standing, which
impress person that they are, in
deed, ideal mines-nature's vaults
of mineral treasure. One Of the
most interesting labOr-saving con-
trivances to be seen Is a cable tram
way, built from the mill to the high
est level on each mine, length of
about 1900 feet. 1t consists of
track laid on trestles; on this are
cars operated by an endless cable,
making the entire circuit and driven
by power from the mill. The cars
are attached by grip, so that they
can be operated Independently Of
each other, and stopped and started
anywhere; and when stopped, pre-
vented from running down by.
ratchet on tar On this, all the
timbers are carried up to the differ
ent levels, and tools between the
mines and the shop. Is very prac,,
tical, saves great deal of labor and
nominal. The blacksmith's shop is
| a feature OF interest TO the visitor.
| Usually there Is not much poetry in
| a blacksmith, but those here, when
at work, are poetry in motion. Most
| of the work done Is sharpening
tools; three smiths are employed,
who by long and constant practice
have become adopts, and the ra-
pidity and accuracy with which
they sharpen and temper drills, Is
somewhat interesting. Blasts are
| furnished by a blower driven by
| power from the mill, and the amount
Of tools sharpened is Indicative Of the
amount of work being done. About
one hundred and fifty men are en-
ployed by the company, who fur
nish well conducted boarding
house, and comfortable reading and
sleeping rooms for them. Every
thing wears an aspect OF prosper
ous and profitable enterprise, and
probably before a half year rolls
round, the yield of the mines and
capacity of the mill will be increas-
ed fOur-fOld.
THE sTEMwINDER
Is the next property on the vein.
This location had but little work
done on it until short time ago.
Last spring II passed from the hands
of the locators to Portland capitalists.
Considerable development work has
been done since then with the most
satisfactory results. 1t is opened by
a cross.cut tunnel that reaches the
vein at 4 depth of about 300 feet
At $50 feet in the tunnel, the first
ore was struck; difting was begun
on this at once, and continued until
there Is now
THOUSANDS OF TONS OF ORE
on the dump and fine body in sight
In the drifts and slopes. The sur
face showing here Indicates that
there are two or more veins of ore
chutes 100 feet or more apart, and
the main tunnel has been pushed
forward on that theory until it is
now about 100 feet beyond tho frs.
drift; some ore and more or less
naturalization has heen found the
entire distance. The point has not
been reached ut where the dip OF the
surface cropping would carry 1t, but
when II Ia, II Is more than probable
that a body of ore will be struck,
even greater than the first. This is
an admira bly, situated property, and
capable of an enormous yield. The
company have just completed at
Milo
| A CONCENTRATIONS OF FIFTY TONS
daily capacity, and basket tram
way two miles long, to carry the ore
from the mine to the mill, all OF
which will be in operation in few
days, and another ore producer add.
ell to the list of the South Fork.
THE TYLER
occupies the highest portion OF the
| vein on the east side OF the hill. The
vein here did not crop out as prom